The Iteration Flywheel
flowchart LR
SC[Ship\nCadence]:::r1 -->|+| RFV[Reader Feedback\nVolume]:::r1
RFV -->|+| RR[Revision\nRate]:::r1
PRT[Peer Review\nTurnaround]:::r1 -->|+| RR
RR -->|"+ delay ⧖"| CQ[Chapter\nQuality]:::r1
CQ -->|+| RT[Reader\nTrust]:::r1
RT -->|+| SC
PRT -->|+| SC
SC -->|+| SAF[Ship-and-Forget\nFrequency]:::b1
SAF -->|"−"| RFV
SAF -->|"−"| RR
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classDef b1 fill:#E87D2A,stroke:#B55D15,color:#fff
linkStyle 8 stroke:#E53935,stroke-width:3px
linkStyle 9 stroke:#E53935,stroke-width:3px
R1 - Iteration flywheel: Ship, gather feedback, revise, improve quality, build trust, ship more confidently. Peer review accelerates the inner loop.
B1 - Ship-and-forget brake: Shipping without a feedback gate tempts skipping feedback collection and revision, starving the flywheel.
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